When is building retrofitting a must? choose a location on earth and explain why would is building retrofitting the best way to go, what are the alternatives if retrofitting is not possible. keep in mind earthquake risk, tectonic setting, budget, current building codes in the country and current building state of the location you choose. explain how the factors mentioned before affect your decision. what kind of retrofitting would most likely be needed, if any?

Extensive and unusual cold snaps have occurred here recently. is this evidence that global warming is lessening or not occurring? no—although the long-term trend is for warming, short-term weather patterns can still be variable. no—melting of glaciers and ice caps is making the oceans cooler, which can cause cold snaps. yes-- if global warming really were occurring, cold snaps wouldn’t happen. yes—due to global warming, weather patterns should be become less—not more—variable.